About this season
Frank Clancy goes from penniless working-class idealist in the 1930s to superstar journalist and editor in the London of the swinging '60s — but at what cost to his integrity?
Episodes (5)
1. Part 1
Aired 24 May 1975 • 50 min
Born in London's East End ten years before the General Strike, Frank Clancy and Dick Holt are boyhood friends. As they grow up they are both determined to make their way to the top in Fleet Street.
2. Part 2
Aired 31 May 1975 • 50 min
In the 1930s, Clancy, in dire need of money, is given a job by a right-wing politician — who has a secret agenda.
3. Part 3
Aired 7 June 1975 • 50 min
4. Part 4
Aired 14 June 1975 • 50 min
5. Part 5
Aired 21 June 1975 • 50 min
Holt has discovered evidence of an atrocity committed by American troops in Vietnam — can he persuade Clancy to publish the story when no one else will?